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Worst of all, unblacked, unshiny— Greet them with derisive boots— Clumsy, huge!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 19th 1893 by Various

Worst of all, unblacked, unshiny— Greet them with derisive hoots— Clumsy, huge!

From Mr. Punch On Tour by Various

But my dear Mr. Martin is my dear Mr. Martin still, unblacked, unchanged, as when I knew him in the sun long ago, when suns were content to make funny places, instead of drawing pictures!

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

Some of those who carry their head erect and look imperial are humble as a child, while many a man in seedy coat and slouch hat and unblacked shoes is as proud as Lucifer.

From New Tabernacle Sermons by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)

He snatched his cap and was away up the High Street before anybody could find time to tell him that his neck was unwashed, his boots unblacked or unlaced, or his collar disarranged.

From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie